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November 28, 2006 Debate rages over whether the Mac operating system is inherently safer than Windows. Part of a series on hot security topics. TAGS: Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, virus, malicious software, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, security, Unix, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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January 4, 2006 Company unveils first beta of IronPython, a .Net implementation of Python, in hopes of luring programmers to Windows. TAGS: Python, Unix, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft .NET, scripting language, open source, beta, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software company, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

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October 25, 2004 Shell script disables Mac OS X's built-in firewall, steals personal information and can destroy data. TAGS: malware, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, virus, Apple Mac OS X, Sophos Plc., threat, rootkit, F-Secure Corp., firewall, antivirus, Apple Computer, Unix, security, password, operating system

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October 5, 2005 Won't do the same for the open-source OS that it did for Apple's software--at least for now, an exec says. TAGS: Linux desktop, Eric Raymond, Linux, LinuxWorld, Microsoft Office, open source, Apple Computer, market share, open-source community, Unix, London, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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Create CD-ROMs for multiple operating systems with this tool. TAGS: CD, file system, Apple Macintosh, Unix, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

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October 8, 2003 Version 10.3 of Mac OS X includes a new look and better speed for the Finder file-search tool and will introduce Expose, a feature designed to help locate a desired window on a crowded desktop. TAGS: Panther, Apple Computer, Microsoft Exchange Server, Jaguar, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, Apple Macintosh, reseller, operating system, Unix, server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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January 11, 2004 Microsoft talked up the Tablet OS and Media Center, while dreaming Longhorn. Meanwhile, Linux moved ahead, despite SCO threats, and Apple unleashed its latest big cat, Panther. TAGS: Media Center PC, Panther, Microsoft Longhorn, Linux, SCO Group Inc., operating system, tablet, Apple Power Mac, Apple iMac, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, Unix, programming, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Corp.

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April 12, 2005 Desktop and server versions of Mac OS X 10.4 will be ready later this month, the Mac maker says. TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, Apple Mac OS X 10.4, WinFS, Apple Computer, search technology, Mac maker, Apple Mac OS X, license, dashboard, Apple Mac OS, operating system, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, Amazon.com Inc., Unix, server

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Convert text file line endings to Windows, Unix, and Mac formats. TAGS: Unix, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

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